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Hou Yifan retains World Championship

The final game

A solid draw today was sufficient. Hou Yifan wins the Women's World Championship match against Humpy Koneru by the convincing margin of 5.5-2.5. The Chinese World Champion was never in any danger throughout the match and thoroughly deserved her victory.

Humpy Koneru will lose her status as World number 2. Not only has Hou Yifan won enough points off her challenger to overtake her, but Anna Muzychuk will also have gained more than enough rating points in Porto Carras to go ahead of the Indian!